Numbers show nearly 336,000 people switched their driver’s license to Florida after moving to the state this year.

Emergency officials are warning all new Florida residents to take the approaching Tropical Storm Ian–a potential hurricane–seriously.

“This will be my very first experience,” said Maurice Jameson, who just moved to Wellington from Anchorage, Alaska.

He’s already stocking up on water, batteries, a first aid kit and non-perishable food items, but he told WPEC it hasn’t been easy.

I walked in at Costco and as I’m walking in, the guy is like, ‘We are out of water!’ Telling everybody they’re out of water. I tried to stop at RaceTrac to get gas, and there were yellow things over the gas nozzles. Being out of gas, that is just crazy!” Jameson said.

Generators are selling quickly at Rocky’s Ace Hardware in Wellington. Batteries, propane tanks, tarps and tools for shutters are also flying off the shelves.

“I just had a couple that just moved here from Texas. They were nervous. They were for a certain amount of lumens on their flashlights, certain amount of batteries they needed,” Assistant Manager Joshua Hutchinson said.

Know your zone and know your home is the message from Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie.

Number one, prepare and plan. Intelligence is great information and know where you live. During Hurricane Irma, we put almost 2 to 3 million people on the road that did not need to be on the road because they didn’t know which evacuation zone they were at,” Gutherie said.

He wants new residents to remember it only takes one storm to cause serious and expensive damage to your home or business.

“Look in your neighborhoods, ask questions like, “Did you ride out the storm here? Did we have flood waters come into this neighborhood?

Physicians recommend residents have at least a two-week supply of medications.

“Make sure you have that. There may be supply issues. There may be problems with storms not being open. It could be days before a critical medication might be available,” West Boca Medical Center ER Medical Director Dr. Cory Harow said.